New King James Version
Psalms 25:16
16Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted.
Psalms 25:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me; for I am desolate and afflicted.
- New International Version (NIV)Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Turn to me and have mercy, for I am alone and in deep distress.
Context of Psalms 25:16
14The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him, And He will show them His covenant. 15My eyes are ever toward the Lord, For He shall pluck my feet out of the net. Turn Yourself to me, and have mercy on me, For I am desolate and afflicted. 17The troubles of my heart have enlarged; Bring me out of my distresses! 18Look on my affliction and my pain, And forgive all my sins.
Read all of Psalms 25Psalms 25:16 word by word
פְּנֵה־אֵלַ֥י וְחָנֵּ֑נִי כִּֽי־יָחִ֖יד וְעָנִ֣י אָֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 25:16
- Psalms 60:1O God, You have cast us off; You have broken us down; You have been displeased; Oh, restore us again!
- Psalms 69:16Hear me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good; Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.
- Psalms 86:16Oh, turn to me, and have mercy on me! Give Your strength to Your servant, And save the son of Your maidservant.
- Micah 7:19He will again have compassion on us, And will subdue our iniquities. You will cast all our sins Into the depths of the sea.
- Psalms 69:14Deliver me out of the mire, And let me not sink; Let me be delivered from those who hate me, And out of the deep waters.
- Psalms 88:15I have been afflicted and ready to die from my youth; I suffer Your terrors; I am distraught.
- Psalms 143:4Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; My heart within me is distressed.
- Daniel 9:17Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and for the Lord’s sake cause Your face to shine on Your sanctuary, which is desolate.
- Mark 15:33Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.
Commentaries on Psalms 25:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Turn thee unto me - Probably the prayer of the poor captives in Bablyon, which is continued through this and the remaining verses.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Turn thee unto me - Rather, the Hebrew means: “look upon me.” The idea, however, is that the face of God was, as it were, turned in another direction, or that He was not attentive to him; and he prays that He would turn and behold him; that He would see him in his trouble. And have mercy upon me - The psalmist seems to have felt that if God would look upon him he would pity him. He would see his case to be so sad that He would show him compassion - as…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 The psalmist concludes, as he began, with expressing dependence upon God, and desire toward him. It is good thus to hope, and quietly to wait for the salvation of the Lord. And if God turns to us, no matter who turns from us. He pleads his own integrity. Though guilty before God, yet, as to his enemies, he had the testimony of conscience that he had done them no wrong. God would, at length, give Israel rest from all their enemies round about…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-22The psalmist expresses confidence in the Lord, commits to a life of integrity, and prays for rescue.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1916-19. A series of earnest appeals for aid because God had seemed to desert him (compare Psa 13:1; 17:13, &c.), his sins oppressed him, his enemies had enlarged his troubles and were multiplied, increasing in hate and violence (Psa 9:8; 18:48).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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